(This post contains affiliate links.) We are learning about the letter T, so I thought that tulip counting cards would go well with our letter of the week and also fit nicely into spring. Even though we are still getting snow here and have not seen a single sign of the new season. But I digress. I hope you can use this printable counting activity for preschoolers! My Five…

(This post contains affiliate links.) Today I’m sharing a play idea for baby — just right for older babies with Mom sitting alongside. I bought these power magnets for my older boys without intending to let the baby (14 months) near them. I cringed at the price, but bought them anyway. It was a purchase well made. Not only have my older kids enjoyed making all sorts of patterns on baking…

(This post contains affiliate links.) It’s the middle of March. We still have a fair amount of snow, and we’re not excited about it anymore. (Well, I never was.) Do you know what temperature we’re expecting on the first day of spring? 19º F. And that’s the high temperature. We definitely need to beat the winter blahs. Today was one of those days that makes a person impatient for bare feet…

We’ve been doing a lot of hands-on math for preschool at home. Since we’re learning about the Letter I, we did math activities related to ice cream, insects, and inches! 1 – Counting, Number Recognition – Ice Cream Count & Match This was a simple file folder game to practice counting and labeling items up to 10. My Two just worked on the #1-5 page. He cannot count items…

(This post contains affiliate links.) Here’s some fun addition practice just right for spring – or any time of year, as we’re still waiting for the snow to melt at our house! First I gave my Four and Five a copy of this math mat. Then I gave them a total of five toy insects, since we’d be working on addition facts with 5 as the answer. My Four put…

(This post contains affiliate links.) Handwriting worksheets are just a part of how we teach our little ones to write their letters. Here are nine interesting ways to make the letter I. They’re great for preschool fine motor practice! First we made a letter “I” with ice! These are very neat ice cubes – they don’t melt. We got them out of our Don’t Break the Ice game. The kids…

(This post contains affiliate links.) It was a little tricky finding books to showcase the letter I! But after some research and running the books by the kids (to make sure they were winners), I found eight: Immi’s Gift, byKarin Littlewood In the land of ice and snow lives a lonely girl named Immi. Her only treasure is a wooden bear she wears around her neck. One day, when fishing…

Here is another printable book of rhymes and songs! Little Letter I Book: Rhymes & Songs (This post contains affiliate links.) Here are the songs and rhymes included in the mini-book: I is for Insects All Around (to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star) Ladybugs and butterflies, Buzzing bees up in the sky. Teeny, tiny, little ants, Crawling up and down the plants. Many insects can be found In the sky…

In an effort to help my Two recognize the numbers 1-5 and reinforce “I” for insect, I created this simple board game for preschoolers. I was inspired by this game featured at Kids Activities Blog. How to Play: 1) Create a set of 15 cards. Put a blue dot on 5 cards, a yellow dot on 5 cards, and a green dot on 5 cards. Shuffle them. 2) Get out your…